Bali is definitely place to be, if you are addicted to good food and yoga. You can roll out you mat and take yoga classes everywhere from early morning till late evening every day. The capital of yoga is Ubud, although there are many yoga places around Bali and on islands nearby. I even saw one Bikram Studio in Seminyak. When you walk around in Ubud, you can feel the yoga vibes in the air. You can see lot of beautiful yoga girls and boys walking around wearing yoga clothes and carrying yoga mats. People sitting in cafes, eating vegan food and discussing their experiences and perception of life and everybody is so friendly and willing to share whatever is up. There are so many yogashops around and many shops with bohemian style clothes and jewellery. I bought so many accessories from shop opposite to the Namaste shop (dont remember the name, but on Hanoman street), where the lady could make you your own gemstone mala, or bracelet in couple of hours. I could leave all my money there! The other shop is Sudiana Design, where I bought beautiful headpiece. Clothes are rather cheap, but there are also more expensive around, for example http://www.warriorsdivine.com/, where they sell hand-made beautiful dresses and kimonos made of silk. All handmade products are so beautiful in Bali, so bring on all your savings! There are also many shops where you can buy yogawear (Bali Spirit, Rugu, We-ar, Salty Soul) and yoga accessories. Yoga mats are also available, but they are bit expensive or in bad quality, so I would recommend to bring your own light yogamat (although big studios have everything you need). The concentration of yoga studios in Ubud is also high compared to other parts of Bali. I have visited the most famous ones - the Yogabarn and Radiantly Alive. Both studios have two floors and open air yoga-shalas with beautiful views to the nature. There are yoga classes going on from 7 till 22 every day. The selection of yoga classes is so wide, many styles and levels (beginners to advanced) are available. There is no pre-registration in Yogabarn, but you have to be there at least 30min before class to get in. There are exceptions for ecstatic dance and for tibetian bowl meditation, then you have to be there 1-1,5hrs before the class. Same thing goes when they have visiting yoga teachers or some yoga festivals going on, then you have to be really early, because the queues are huge! Yep, I didnt believe it either, but people are standing there an hour before the dance, same with tibetian bowls. Prices are better if you take 10-times card and if your friend takes same classes as you, Thats how you can save money and you both can use the same class-card. You can refill you water-bottle almost in every studio and there are usually showers also available. Yogabarn has a really nice cafe upstairs, where they offer wide selection of vegan-glutenfree-lactosefree- super healthy food. In addition, they organize different workshops and retreats, so keep eye on their webpage theyogabarn.com. The other place I could recommend is Radiantly Alive, that is located near to Ubud road. They also organise workshops and when I was there, I took Meghan Curries workshop. I didnt plan it, but when I was looking for classes to go, it was there, 2 days 9hrs long workshop. It was an amazing experience, best I ever had. She is so beautiful person inside-out and her teaching is so humble, but so skilled. I really love her movement and how she puts layer on layer accompanied with beautiful stories. Outside Ubud I visited yoga studio called Power of Now Oasis, which is located on seaside of Sanur. Also really nice yoga studio with skilled yoga teachers. When we were at Gili Trawganan (2hrs with fast boat from Bali) I took also classes in Gili Yoga, which is located to the main road. I didnt like yoga classes so much, but for beginners they are worth of trying. They have also really nice cafe nearby Banyan Tree Cafe, where I ate most delicious meals. Everything was so tasty and vegan gluten-lactosefree super healthy! There is another yogastudio in Gili Trawganan- The Yoga Place, but its location was bit tricky considering the muddy streets and no lights in the evening. They have also nice vegan cafe there. Bali is vegan and- gluten-lactosefree heaven. Everything is so fresh, healthy and many times, so cheap. If you are on budget, then warung is your place. There are thousands of warungs around, where you can get local food with 2 euros and are more than full! Nasi Goreng, Nasi Campur, Nasi etc, are things to try, fried noodles or rice with chicken, seafood and vegetables. Sate lilit with peanut sauce is my favourite food (tuna sticks and rice). Yumm! For dessert have a fresh smoothie, but ask without sugar, because they love to put sugar everywhere (if you love sugar, then you are happy in Bali!) Coconut lovers also go crazy here, because you can drink as much young coconut water as you want, also coconut yogurt, ice cream, milk etc are available. If you are keen on the western food, then you can get everything you want, but it isnt so good as local:) If you want to eat really cheap, look for night markets, where all local food stalls come together and offer everything they can make. You can choose as many things you want on your plate and it costs almost nothing. I have eaten everywhere in Bali and never had Bali belly (which means little food poisoning:) I always drink bottled water in Bali, but have always brushed my teeth with tap water and nothing happened:) Maybe I just have good digestion or gods help me with that:) When you accommodate in homestays, usually breakfast is included. They offer banana- pancakes with something (like chocolate or honey), smoothie, fruits, eggs, toast and bali coffee (people dont love it so much, but its drinkable). I am really addicted to banana pancakes, so I almost ate it every morning for 5 weeks! Fruits are also so so good. My favourites are snake fruit and dragon fruit (red is the best), mangos are also juicy, when it is mango season. If you feel that it smells like garbage, then it is durian. Balinese people love it, but for me, the smell says everything! There are so many good places where to eat in Ubud, but my favourites are on Hanoman street: Vegan Buffet (opposite to the Cocomarket) and Atman Cafe. Family owned vegan buffet is a tiny place but they offer everything. For 3 euros you can eat as much as you can and the selection is so wide. I think they had more than 15 choices every day to choose from and its more than delicious. And water is free. They also offer vegan and glutenfree cakes, but there are better places, where to eat cake (Kafe or Atman). Atman cafe was my love at first sight, and I am still in love with it. The menu is many pages long and everything is so super delicious, vegan lactose-glutenfree. For meat and fish lovers there are also options available. Atman has 2 cafes on Hanoman and the newest has a rice field view! In addition to good food, service is good as well, they repeat your order to make it clear, but its same almost everywhere in Bali. Other place I would recommend is Clear Cafe, which is really trendy and nicely decorated vegan cafe. Yoga people also love Kafe on Hanoman, but I like Atman more:) When you travel around in Bali, there are too many good places where to eat, so you find yourself eating all the time:) When you are visiting Candidasa, then go to ashram, that offers amazing home cooked food (stay there, food is included in the room rent). Tunjung hotel in Candidasa offered the best ice coffee with coconut milk (ask for it). Candidasa has also new family vegan restaurant called Refresh, where I ate most delicious vege- burger and carrot cake. In Sanur, on Mertasari beach, there is really nice place called Genius Cafe. Also so wide selection of healthy options. In Gili Trawganan, we found amazing vintage restaurant near to the exit beach. The food was great, but more impressive was the atmosphere there: bonfire, ocean and vintage furniture. Many times we ate in Gili Teak Restaurant, where good food meets ocean view as well. To sum up this food addiction post, it is almost impossible to put in to the words how cool are the interior designs of cafes or how mouthwatering is the food there and how stunning are the views, so check out by yourself! Kui sa oled hea toidu ja joogasõber, siis Bali on sinu jaoks. Kuigi joogapealinn balil on Ubud, leidub üle kogu saare ja ka lähedal asuvatel Gilidel palju kohti, kus joogasõbrad saavad oma mati lahti rullida ja hommikust õhtuni joogatada. Ubudis ringi kõndides tunned igal pool joogalõhna. Sulle jalutavad vastu ilusad joogatüdrukud ja poisid joogamatid kaenlas või kohtad neid vestlemas oma kogemustest kohvikutes, mis pakuvad lõputul valikut taimetoitu, gluteeni ja laktoosivabasid roogi. Kõik on avatud ja sõbralikud ning meelsasti jagavad sinuga oma kogemusi elust ja maailmast. Samuti on tänavatel hulganisti poode, mis pakuvad joogatarbeid-riideid ja ehteid. Minu lemmikpood asub Hanomani tänaval, Namaste poe vastas, kus kena naisterahvas valmistab sulle sinu valikul malakeesid, käevõrusid või mida iganes sa soovid. Neil on väga suur valik ka valmistooteid, mille hulgast saad leida sobiva. Teine pood, mis mulle väga meeldib on Sudiana Design, kust ma ostsin imeilusa hõbedast peaehte, aga neil on väga vahvaid sulgedest asju ja kõike muud, mis sind veel ilusamaks teevad. Üldse on bali käsitöö imeilus ja sa tahaks kõik oma raha sinna jätta.
Liaks ehetele on Ubudis ka palju jooga- boho stiilis poode (näiteks BaliSpirit, Ru:gu, Salty Soul, We:ar), kus saab osta riideid ja ka muid tarvikuid. Kui riided on mõistliku hinnaga, siis joogamatid on pisut kallimad või siis odavad ja kehva kvaliteediga, Seega, kui sa tahad oma matiga joogatada (stuudiod enamasti pakuvad matte ja muud), siis võta kodust parem kaasa. Boho stiilis riiete valik on Ubudis lai (Seminyakis ja Canggus samuti) ja hinnad head. Loomulikult leidub ka kalleid pooode, nagu näiteks warriorsofdivine.com, mis teeb imeilusaid siidist kimonosid. Joogastuudiod on Ubudis palju. Mina olen külastanud Yogabarni ja Radiantly Alive, mis on mõlemad väga ilusad ja üpris suured kohad mitme joogasaaliga. Yogabarnis on ka vahva kohvik, kus sa saad tarbida kõike, mis on supertervislik ja sinu kehale hea. Joogatundide valik on lai ja mitmekesine mõlemas kohas, põhimõtteliselt võid sa joogatada 7 päeva nädalas varahommikust hilisõhtuni.
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What happened? Where did summer go? It was May just a minute ago and now it is the end of August and you can already feel autumn in the mornings and late evenings. Although it was raining almost every day in June and July and the weather didn`t surprise us with warmth and sunshine, it has been amazing summer! So many beautiful long days and nights. So much to see, feel and taste. Memories that will last. Here are some highlights I would love to share with you:) Mis juhtus, kuhu suvi kadus? Alles oli ju kevad ja äkki on augusti lõpp käes ning sügislõhna on juba hommikuti ja õhtuti tunda. Vaatamata sellele, et suvi meid erilise soojuse ja päiksepaistega ei üllatanud, oli fanatstiline suvi:) Nii palju oli kuulda, tunda ja maitsta. Nii palju meeldejäävaid hetki! Kuna üks pilt räägib rohkem kui tuhat sõna, siis mõned hetked meenutuseks: |
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